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School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)

Location:
Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0843, Page 152

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    Q. What goes up when the rain comes down?
    A. An Umbrella
    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    A. Because she cannot lick it
    Q. What foot never needs a shoe?
    A. The foot of a mountain.
    Q. How could you make a tall man short?
    A. To borrow all his money.
    Q Little red Nancy with a little red nose
    The longer she stands the quicker she goes?
    A. A Candle.
    Q. As green as grass but it's not grass,
    As red as blood but it's not blood,
    As black as ink but it's not ink?
    A. A Blackberry
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mac Donald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynearla, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Mac Donald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Railway worker
    Address
    Ballynearla, Co. Kilkenny